Waterford - Gaia 1.1 Organic, 50% (WF90)

Waterford

Waterford - Gaia 1.1 Organic 

Type : Single malt whisky
Vintage: 2016
Bottled : 2020
Age : 3 Years 9 Months 20 Days
Strength : 50.0% vol.
Content : 700ml

Whiskyfun: 90 pt

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Following earlier releases like Bannow Island & Ballykilcavan, which many have encountered, this Gaia is currently the highest-rated Waterford we've acquired (90 points). It comes from an estate proudly promoting its Organic status.

P.S. 1: Cask Composition - 42% 1st fill American oak, 23% French oak, 18% VIN DOUX NATUREL (French sweet wine), 17% Virgin American Oak

P.S. 2: Each bottle includes a Terroir Code on the back of the box. By entering this code on their website, you can find incredibly detailed information, such as the number of casks used (including the type of each cask, volume in liters, and filling date), the yeast strain used, fermentation duration, soil type beneath the field, depth, and daily sunlight hours. You might not be interested in this exhaustive, perhaps 'crazy', level of detail!😆

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Official Tasting Notes Reference

Nose:
Orange zest, malty figs, seaweed, hay in the field after light rain, salted caramel, peppermint, rosewater, freshly turned soil.

Taste:
Heat and zesty pepper on the tongue, cloves, figs, oiliness that dries in the mouth, cherries, butterscotch, pears, malty, layers of spice.

Finish:
Long and zesty oiliness that dries, but leaves you chewing; a sweetness that comes right at the end.